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Poverty Statistics
Annual Per Capita Poverty Thresholds and Poverty Incidence,
by Province: 1997 and 2000 
ALL AREAS
(as of 15 January 2003)
METHODOLOGY: INCOME APPROACH USING CHANGING PROVINCIAL FE/TBE RATIOS; REGIONAL MENU USING PROVINCIAL PRICES
Computations of Coefficients of Variations (CVs) have been done by the NSCB Technical Staff using the STATA Software. The computations are still being verified/reviewed by the Staff.
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Philippines | 9,843 | 11,605 | 17.9 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 0.3 | 33.0 | 34.0 | 1.0 |
| NCR | 13,201 | 15,678 | 18.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 6.5 | 7.6 | 1.2 |
| 1st District | 12,699 | 16,190 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 7.3 | (0.7) |
| 2nd District | 13,493 | 15,710 | 16.4 | 4.5 | 4.1 | (0.3) | 5.9 | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| 3rd District | 12,971 | 14,972 | 15.4 | 4.6 | 9.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 11.6 | 5.7 |
| 4th District | 13,507 | 16,345 | 21.0 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region I | 10,695 | 12,766 | 19.4 | 31.4 | 29.6 | (1.8) | 37.7 | 35.5 | (2.2) |
| Ilocos Norte |
10,172 | 13,096 | 28.7 | 19.3 | 18.2 | (1.1) | 25.1 | 22.8 | (2.3) |
| Ilocos Sur | 11,046 | 13,455 | 21.8 | 28.7 | 30.6 | 1.9 | 35.2 | 35.4 | 0.2 |
| La Union | 11,002 | 13,121 | 19.3 | 37.5 | 33.7 | (3.8) | 43.5 | 39.0 | (4.5) |
| Pangasinan | 10,584 | 12,471 | 17.8 | 33.5 | 30.9 | (2.5) | 39.5 | 37.2 | (2.3) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region II | 9,030 | 11,077 | 22.7 | 27.1 | 24.8 | (2.3) | 32.6 | 29.7 | (2.8) |
| Batanes | 11,841 | 12,976 | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.5 | (1.2) | 14.6 | 13.9 | (0.7) |
| Cagayan | 8,690 | 10,119 | 16.4 | 25.3 | 20.3 | (5.1) | 30.8 | 25.4 | (5.5) |
| Isabela | 9,235 | 11,626 | 25.9 | 31.8 | 30.2 | (1.6) | 37.2 | 34.6 | (2.6) |
| Nueva Vizcaya | 8,837 | 11,271 | 27.5 | 13.7 | 15.9 | 2.2 | 18.8 | 21.6 | 2.8 |
| Quirino | 9,233 | 10,665 | 15.5 | 33.8 | 31.4 | (2.4) | 40.5 | 38.2 | (2.3) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region III | 11,011 | 13,843 | 25.7 | 13.9 | 17.0 | 3.1 | 16.8 | 20.9 | 4.2 |
| Bataan | 10,605 | 12,433 | 17.2 | 7.7 | 9.9 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 12.1 | 1.8 |
| Bulacan | 11,777 | 13,881 | 17.9 | 8.3 | 5.4 | (2.9) | 10.7 | 7.5 | (3.2) |
| Nueva Ecija | 11,381 | 14,755 | 29.6 | 23.7 | 27.3 | 3.6 | 27.1 | 32.0 | 4.8 |
| Pampanga | 11,421 | 14,713 | 28.8 | 7.4 | 14.4 | 7.0 | 9.7 | 18.2 | 8.5 |
| Tarlac | 10,106 | 12,575 | 24.4 | 21.5 | 27.6 | 6.1 | 25.6 | 33.6 | 8.0 |
| Zambales | 10,266 | 12,716 | 23.9 | 16.6 | 23.5 | 6.9 | 22.3 | 28.0 | 5.7 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region IV | 11,464 | 13,414 | 17.0 | 22.8 | 20.8 | (2.0) | 26.9 | 25.9 | (1.0) |
| Batangas | 13,313 | 15,305 | 15.0 | 22.1 | 20.9 | (1.2) | 25.6 | 25.9 | 0.3 |
| Cavite | 13,114 | 14,965 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 2.1 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 1.9 |
| Laguna | 11,670 | 13,226 | 13.3 | 12.3 | 8.6 | (3.7) | 14.9 | 11.4 | (3.5) |
| Marinduque | 10,861 | 12,115 | 11.5 | 43.2 | 45.2 | 2.0 | 51.8 | 55.5 | 3.7 |
| Occidental Mindoro | 9,992 | 12,167 | 21.8 | 34.0 | 41.4 | 7.4 | 40.9 | 48.8 | 7.9 |
| Oriental Mindoro | 11,300 | 14,531 | 28.6 | 34.4 | 43.1 | 8.7 | 41.5 | 51.7 | 10.2 |
| Palawan | 9,511 | 11,700 | 23.0 | 31.7 | 27.9 | (3.8) | 37.3 | 35.9 | (1.4) |
| Quezon | 11,406 | 12,746 | 11.7 | 36.5 | 34.1 | (2.4) | 41.4 | 40.7 | (0.7) |
| Rizal | 12,176 | 14,787 | 21.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 | (0.2) | 10.2 | 11.1 | 0.9 |
| Romblon | 9,424 | 11,005 | 16.8 | 52.8 | 55.2 | 2.4 | 59.8 | 66.5 | 6.7 |
| Aurora | 10,539 | 11,407 | 8.2 | 28.4 | 26.6 | (1.9) | 34.4 | 33.2 | (1.2) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region V | 9,850 | 11,524 | 17.0 | 46.9 | 49.0 | 2.2 | 53.8 | 56.2 | 2.4 |
| Albay | 9,556 | 11,858 | 24.1 | 43.2 | 39.6 | (3.6) | 50.0 | 47.8 | (2.2) |
| Camarines Norte | 10,662 | 11,481 | 7.7 | 49.7 | 52.7 | 3.0 | 57.6 | 57.3 | (0.3) |
| Camarines Sur | 9,686 | 11,436 | 18.1 | 43.7 | 42.6 | (1.1) | 51.1 | 48.7 | (2.4) |
| Catanduanes | 10,396 | 12,055 | 16.0 | 41.3 | 44.7 | 3.4 | 48.0 | 53.2 | 5.2 |
| Masbate |
9,766 | 11,488 | 17.6 | 61.4 | 62.8 | 1.4 | 68.9 | 70.9 | 2.0 |
| Sorsogon |
10,038 | 11,138 | 11.0 | 42.1 | 41.4 | (0.7) | 48.7 | 51.4 | 2.6 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region VI | 10,101 | 11,553 | 14.4 | 37.2 | 37.8 | 0.6 | 43.2 | 45.7 | 2.5 |
| Aklan |
9,649 | 11,870 | 23.0 | 30.9 | 36.3 | 5.4 | 39.2 | 42.9 | 3.8 |
| Antique |
9,918 | 10,924 | 10.1 | 44.9 | 35.1 | (9.8) | 52.6 | 45.9 | (6.7) |
| Capiz |
10,621 | 12,220 | 15.1 | 39.0 | 51.0 | 12.0 | 48.5 | 57.4 | 8.9 |
| Iloilo |
10,655 | 12,145 | 14.0 | 37.2 | 29.8 | (7.4) | 43.1 | 37.1 | (6.1) |
| Negros Occidental |
9,681 | 11,113 | 14.8 | 36.7 | 41.6 | 4.8 | 41.2 | 50.2 | 9.0 |
| Guimaras |
9,614 | 10,712 | 11.4 | 29.6 | 22.6 | (7.0) | 35.7 | 28.3 | (7.4) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region VII | 7,885 | 9,791 | 24.2 | 29.8 | 32.3 | 2.4 | 34.7 | 37.4 | 2.8 |
| Bohol |
6,993 | 9,125 | 30.5 | 37.3 | 47.3 | 9.9 | 43.1 | 53.6 | 10.5 |
| Cebu |
8,341 | 10,485 | 25.7 | 25.5 | 28.7 | 3.2 | 29.3 | 32.7 | 3.4 |
| Negros Oriental |
7,924 | 8,940 | 12.8 | 33.0 | 28.9 | (4.1) | 39.8 | 36.4 | (3.3) |
| Siquijor |
7,308 | 8,966 | 22.7 | 45.3 | 29.2 | (16.1) | 50.5 | 33.6 | (17.0) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region VIII | 8,319 | 9,623 | 15.7 | 39.9 | 37.8 | (2.1) | 47.4 | 45.4 | (2.0) |
| Eastern Samar |
8,577 | 9,516 | 10.9 | 58.1 | 47.3 | (10.8) | 67.2 | 57.1 | (10.1) |
| Leyte |
8,262 | 9,790 | 18.5 | 32.9 | 36.1 | 3.1 | 39.6 | 41.9 | 2.3 |
| Northern Samar |
8,063 | 9,166 | 13.7 | 49.5 | 40.7 | (8.8) | 55.5 | 50.4 | (5.1) |
| Western Samar |
8,470 | 9,574 | 13.0 | 41.1 | 40.7 | (0.5) | 47.2 | 48.0 | 0.9 |
| Southern Leyte |
8,194 | 9,674 | 18.1 | 33.6 | 28.5 | (5.1) | 44.4 | 37.7 | (6.7) |
| Biliran |
8,626 | 10,072 | 16.8 | 39.6 | 34.8 | (4.8) | 44.9 | 45.1 | 0.1 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region IX | 8,092 | 9,298 | 14.9 | 31.9 | 38.3 | 6.4 | 37.1 | 44.5 | 7.4 |
| Basilan |
9,451 | 9,271 | (1.9) | 20.9 | 26.2 | 5.3 | 25.5 | 32.7 | 7.2 |
| Zamboanga Norte |
7,839 | 9,090 | 16.0 | 42.4 | 45.6 | 3.3 | 47.4 | 51.9 | 4.5 |
| Zamboanga Sur |
8,081 | 9,404 | 16.4 | 28.7 | 37.0 | 8.2 | 34.3 | 43.3 | 9.0 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region X | 9,051 | 9,881 | 9.2 | 37.8 | 32.9 | (4.9) | 43.3 | 38.7 | (4.6) |
| Bukidnon |
8,868 | 8,982 | 1.3 | 42.5 | 32.2 | (10.3) | 48.3 | 39.6 | (8.7) |
| Camiguin |
9,666 | 12,000 | 24.1 | 32.5 | 53.1 | 20.6 | 39.4 | 56.0 | 16.6 |
| Misamis Occidental |
8,774 | 9,655 | 10.0 | 43.3 | 43.4 | 0.1 | 49.3 | 49.0 | (0.2) |
| Misamis Oriental |
9,430 | 10,830 | 14.8 | 31.5 | 27.6 | (3.9) | 36.0 | 32.5 | (3.5) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region XI | 9,298 | 10,568 | 13.7 | 31.1 | 31.5 | 0.4 | 37.1 | 36.5 | (0.6) |
| Davao del Norte |
9,012 | 10,514 | 13.7 | 31.9 | 38.9 | 7.0 | 37.9 | 45.9 | 8.0 |
| Davao del Sur |
9,175 | 9,940 | 16.7 | 22.7 | 18.2 | (4.5) | 28.2 | 21.8 | (6.4) |
| Davao Oriental |
9,409 | 10,155 | 8.3 | 46.7 | 34.4 | (12.3) | 55.9 | 41.5 | (14.4) |
| South Cotabato |
9,592 | 11,353 | 7.9 | 33.0 | 37.3 | 4.3 | 38.3 | 41.8 | 3.4 |
| Saranggani |
9,547 | 10,434 | 18.4 | 45.1 | 48.0 | 2.9 | 49.8 | 51.5 | 1.8 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| Region XII | 9,754 | 11,019 | 13.0 | 45.3 | 48.4 | 3.1 | 51.6 | 55.3 | 3.7 |
| Lanao del Norte |
9,978 | 11,539 | 13.0 | 45.2 | 50.8 | 5.6 | 50.1 | 55.5 | 5.3 |
| North Cotabato |
9,653 | 10,338 | 15.6 | 50.6 | 42.9 | (7.7) | 58.1 | 51.5 | (6.6) |
| Sultan Kudarat |
9,625 | 11,368 | 7.1 | 36.6 | 54.3 | 17.7 | 42.5 | 61.4 | 18.9 |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| CAR | 11,178 | 13,176 | 17.9 | 35.9 | 31.1 | (4.9) | 42.8 | 38.0 | (4.8) |
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Abra |
10,280 | 13,693 | 33.2 | 55.7 | 48.8 | (6.9) | 58.9 | 58.6 | (0.4) |
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Benguet |
11,788 | 14,185 | 20.3 | 18.9 | 14.1 | (4.8) | 26.2 | 19.2 | (7.0) |
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Ifugao |
11,225 | 11,852 | 5.6 | 57.7 | 55.6 | (2.1) | 66.0 | 64.0 | (2.1) |
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Kalinga |
10,307 | 11,439 | 11.0 | 38.7 | 38.8 | 0.1 | 44.3 | 45.1 | 0.7 |
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Mt. Province |
13,048 | 15,285 | 17.1 | 56.6 | 49.0 | (7.6) | 64.7 | 57.6 | (7.1) |
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Apayao |
9,563 | 11,278 | 17.9 | 27.5 | 26.1 | (1.4) | 34.1 | 33.8 | (0.4) |
| Province | Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold (in Pesos) | Incidence of Families (in Percent) |
Incidence of Population (in Percent) |
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| 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | 1997 | 2000 | Inc/Dec (%) | |
| ARMM | 10,431 | 12,753 | 22.3 | 50.0 | 57.0 | 7.1 | 55.6 | 62.9 | 7.3 |
| Lanao del Sur |
11,048 | 13,986 | 26.6 | 55.6 | 55.0 | (0.6) | 62.2 | 61.9 | (0.3) |
| Maguindanao |
9,438 | 12,218 | 29.5 | 41.6 | 55.1 | 13.5 | 47.1 | 61.3 | 14.2 |
| Sulu |
10,666 | 12,249 | 14.8 | 67.1 | 63.2 | (3.9) | 70.0 | 67.7 | (2.4) |
| Tawi-tawi |
11,110 | 12,757 | 14.8 | 35.0 | 56.5 | 21.5 | 39.2 | 60.2 | 21.0 |
| Caraga | 9,231 | 10,605 | 14.9 | 44.7 | 42.9 | (1.7) | 51.0 | 50.2 | (0.8) |
| Agusan del Norte |
9,079 | 10,575 | 16.5 | 41.4 | 39.9 | (1.6) | 47.3 | 45.3 | (2.0) |
| Agusan del Sur |
8,711 | 10,594 | 21.6 | 45.3 | 50.2 | 5.0 | 53.7 | 58.0 | 4.3 |
| Surigao Del Norte |
9,670 | 10,987 | 13.6 | 46.9 | 42.4 | (4.5) | 51.8 | 50.8 | (1.0) |
| Surigao Del Sur |
9,344 | 10,263 | 9.8 | 45.2 | 38.2 | (7.0) | 51.8 | 45.7 | (6.1) |
Note:
Districts of NCR cover the following:
- 1st District - Manila
- 2nd District - Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City, and San Juan
- 3rd District - Valenzuela, Caloocan City, Malabon, and Navotas
- 4th District - Las Piñas, Makati, Muntinlupa, Parañaque, Pasay City, Pateros, and Taguig
Source: Social Sectors B Division, NSCB
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